US Congress House Bill 6563 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 100-0)
Status: Introduced on April 21 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-05-05 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E425)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes and provides funding for the Emergency Connectivity Fund, from which the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must provide support for certain schools or libraries to purchase specified telecommunications equipment during the public health emergency declared because of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the FCC shall provide funds to certain elementary schools, secondary schools, or libraries to purchase telecommunications equipment or services (e.g., Wi-Fi hotspots, modems, and routers) for use by students, staff, or patrons at locations that include locations other than the schools or libraries. Priority must be given to students, staff, or patrons who do not have access to such equipment or services. Following the emergency period, funding recipients are authorized to use purchased equipment for appropriate purposes but may not sell or transfer such equipment for anything of value, except for upgraded equipment of the same type.

Emergency Educational Connections Act of 2020

Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Vicente Gonzalez [D-TX]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]
Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]
Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]	Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]
Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]	Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA]	Rep. Elaine Luria [D-VA]
Rep. TJ Cox [D-CA]	Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]
Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]
Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]	Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]	Rep. Ed Case [D-HI]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]
Rep. Mike Levin [D-CA]	Rep. Steven Horsford [D-NV]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]	Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]
Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]	Rep. Jennifer Wexton [D-VA]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]
Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]
Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Lori Trahan [D-MA]
Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]
Rep. Suzanne Lee [D-NV]	Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]	Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]	Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]
Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX]	Rep. Donald McEachin [D-VA]	Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]	Rep. Elissa Slotkin [D-MI]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]
Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]
Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]
Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]
Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]	Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ]	Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]
Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]	Rep. Abby Finkenauer [D-IA]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]
Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. David Trone [D-MD]	Rep. Sharice Davids [D-KS]
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Val Demings [D-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-05-05	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E425)
2020-04-21	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2020-04-21	House	Introduced in House

HB6800 (Related) 2020-07-23 - Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
HR967 (Similar To) 2020-05-15 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
SB3690 (Related) 2020-05-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
SB4112 (Related) 2020-06-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
SB4131 (Related) 2020-07-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6563/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6563/BILLS-116hr6563ih.pdf